Putative origins of cell-free DNA in humans: a review of active and passive nucleic acid release mechanisms

S Grabuschnig, AJ Bronkhorst, S Holdenrieder… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Through various pathways of cell death, degradation, and regulated extrusion, partial or
complete genomes of various origins (eg, host cells, fetal cells, and infiltrating viruses and …

New perspectives on the importance of cell-free DNA biology

AJ Bronkhorst, V Ungerer, A Oberhofer, S Gabriel… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Body fluids are constantly replenished with a population of genetically diverse cell-free DNA
(cfDNA) fragments, representing a vast reservoir of information reflecting real-time changes …

Current and developing liquid biopsy techniques for breast cancer

HJ Wu, PY Chu - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Breast cancer is the most common cancer and leading cause of death
worldwide. Therefore, it is important to diagnose and treat breast cancer early. Current …

Tracing the origin of cell-Free DNA molecules through tissue-Specific epigenetic signatures

A Oberhofer, AJ Bronkhorst, C Uhlig, V Ungerer… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
All cell and tissue types constantly release DNA fragments into human body fluids by various
mechanisms including programmed cell death, accidental cell degradation and active …

Preanalytical variables that affect the outcome of cell-free DNA measurements

V Ungerer, AJ Bronkhorst… - Critical Reviews in Clinical …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Fragments of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in human body fluids often carry disease-specific
alterations and are now widely recognized as ideal biomarkers for the detection and …

Serial profiling of cell-free DNA and nucleosome histone modifications in cell cultures

V Ungerer, AJ Bronkhorst, P Van den Ackerveken… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Recent advances in basic research have unveiled several strategies for improving the
sensitivity and specificity of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) based assays, which is a prerequisite for …

Autotaxin in breast cancer: role, epigenetic regulation and clinical implications

A Drosouni, M Panagopoulou, V Aidinis, E Chatzaki - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Autotaxin (ATX) has been linked with the pathogenesis of several cancers
and especially with breast cancer (BC). BC is one of the most common cancers among …

Deciphering the methylation landscape in breast cancer: diagnostic and prognostic biosignatures through automated machine learning

M Panagopoulou, M Karaglani, VG Manolopoulos… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Breast cancer (BrCa) is characterized by aberrant DNA methylation. We
leveraged high-throughput methylation data from BrCa and normal breast tissues and …

Early detection of cancer using circulating tumor DNA: biological, physiological and analytical considerations

AJ Bronkhorst, V Ungerer… - Critical reviews in clinical …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Early diagnosis of cancer improves the efficacy of curative therapies. However, due to the
difficulties involved in distinguishing between small early-stage tumors and normal …

Comparison of methods for the isolation of cell-free DNA from cell culture supernatant

AJ Bronkhorst, V Ungerer, S Holdenrieder - Tumor Biology, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
In vitro characterization of cell-free DNA using two-dimensional cell culture models is
emerging as an important step toward an improved understanding of the physical and …